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mis artioulis, dentibus gradatim increscentibus, ultimis longissimis. 



Thorax antice rotundatus, angulis posticis acutis. Elytra acu 



minata, pedibus simplicibus. 



The remaining characters may easily be seen in the accompanying 

 plate. It appears to me that the above genus is mediate between 

 Tetralobus and Ludius and Ctenicera. 



Pectocera Cantori. Pect. fusco-castanea, antennis valde pecti- 

 natis brunneis. Thorax niger tomentoque aureo aspersus. Elytra 

 fusco-castanea, apicibus acuminatis. Corpus infra pilosum, cinereis 

 flavisque capillis obsitum. Segmenta abdominis utrinque brunneo- 

 maculata, maculis glabris. Long. corp. 10 lin. ; lat. 2 J lin. 

 Hab. in agro Assamensi. 



The above insect I received from Dr. Cantor before he quitted 

 England, and I have since received it from the Khasyah Hills : it is 

 named in honour of the above zealous naturalist. 



Pectocera Mellii. Flavo-fusca griseoque variegata, antennis 

 pectinatis. Thorax angulis posticis acutis, subtomentosus. Elytra 

 postice valde acuminata, pedibusque fusco-fiavis et pubescentibus . 

 Long. corp. 12J lin. ; lat. 3 lin. 



Hab. circa Semlaa in agris Thibetianis. E Musseo Dom. Melly 

 descriptus. 



Mr. Gould exhibited a new species of Hawk, belonging to the 

 genus Elanus, which he thus characterizes : — 



Elanus scriptus. Elan, fronte et lined superoculari albis ; capite 

 et corpore subtus saturate cinereis, rufescenti-fusco lavatis ; tectri- 

 cibus alarum fulgide nigerrimis ; parte alee interiore notd lata 

 nigrd, per humerum et antibrachium eductd, instar literce V (aut 

 potius VV, utriusque alee pagind interiore in conspectu,) im- 



Forehead and line over the eye white ; head and all the upper 

 surface dark grey, washed with reddish brown ; wing- coverts deep 

 glossy black ; primaries greyish brown, becoming nearly white on 

 their webs, all but the first two or three margined with white at the 

 tip ; secondaries brownish grey on the outer web, white on the inner 

 and at the extremity ; tertiaries brownish grey ; two centre tail- 

 feathers grey ; the remaining tail-feathers pale brown on their outer 

 webs and white on the inner ; lores black ; all the under surface and 

 edge of the shoulder white ; on the under surface of the w r ing fol- 

 lowing the line of the bones a broad mark of black assuming the 

 form of the letter V, or if both wings are seen at once, of a W ; bill 

 black ; cere and legs yellow ; claws black ; irides orange. 



Total length, 15f inches ; bill, lj ; wing, 12£ ; tail, 7 \ ; tarsi, 11. 



Hab. South Australia. 



Mr. Gould next called attention to a collection of Birds from 

 India, recently presented to the Society by Walter Ewer, Eoq. 



